Basic principles of thermal dosimetry and thermal thresholds for tissue damage from hyperthermia

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 267-294

  Dewhirst, M W ^a   Viglianti, B L ^a   Lora Michiels, M ^a   Hanson, M ^b   Hoopes, P J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Radiation Oncology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhenius analysis; Damage threshold; Hyperthermia; Isoeffect; Normal tissue tolerance; Thermal dosimetry

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN INJURY; CALCULATION; CELL KILLING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOTOXICITY; DATA BASE; DOSIMETRY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMAL EXPOSURE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TISSUE INJURY;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0038714531     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0265673031000119006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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